Illness

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Illness.

Video playlists about Illness

Talks about Illness

TED-Ed

What’s the best way to treat the common cold?

Louise Thwaites

Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail?

Krishna Sudhir

Why is Alzheimer’s disease so difficult to treat?

Hyunsoo Joshua No and Trudy Wu

How do doctors determine what stage of cancer you have?

Dan Kwartler

The diseases that changed humanity forever

George Zaidan

4 epidemics that almost happened (but didn't)

Kathryn M. Stephenson and David L. Suskind

What is a poop transplant, and how does it work?

TED-Ed

What happens if an engineered virus escapes the lab?

Talya Hackett

Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes?

Gareth Thomas

How to tackle the stigma of living with HIV

TED-Ed

Will there be another pandemic in your lifetime?

Jen Gunter

The truth about yeast in your body

TED-Ed

Could one vaccine protect against everything?

TED-Ed

Why is it so hard to cure the common cold?

Brooke Bennett

Why the price of insulin is a danger to diabetics

Liesbeth Demuyser

What causes yeast infections, and how do you get rid of them?

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Exclusive articles about Illness

What doctors don’t learn about death and dying

Dying and death confront every new doctor and nurse. Are they trained to cope with mortality? A surgeon weighs in

Posted Nov 2014

What can we learn from how animals cope?

Author of the book Animal Madness, TED Fellow Laurel Braitman shares 5 ways in which animals and humans suffer from similar mental illnesses. Anthropomorphism run amok? You decide.

Posted Jun 2014

Video playlists about Illness

What you need to know about medicine

Survivor’s wisdom

The link between health and racism

Talks about Illness

Exclusive articles about Illness

What doctors don’t learn about death and dying

What can we learn from how animals cope?